Keyword: water

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Eastman and Water Firm to Pay up to $151 Million

03.11.2016 - US chemical producer Eastman and water utility Virginia American Water have agreed to pay up to $151 million in total to settle a class action lawsuit brought against the companies...

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Sweden Bans BPA From Drinking Water Pipes

01.09.2016 - In another unilateral move that will keep the country steps ahead of the EU on curbing the use of suspected endocrine disruptors, Sweden has announced it will ban epoxy linings...

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DuPont to Pay $500,000 in Punitive Damages

12.07.2016 - In the second part of the latest trial discharges of the fluorochemical PFOA, or C8, from the DuPont Washington Works in the US state of West Virginia and their impact on drinking...

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EPA Tightens Limits on PFOA in Water

09.06.2016 - As DuPont and its spin-off Chemours continue to face lawsuits from US residents claiming health damage from discharges into water of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), the chemical...

Strategy & Management

Water and Jobs

23.03.2016 - The theme for this year’s World Water Day proclaimed by the United Nations for March 22 was “Water and Jobs”. In getting the message out, the UN and its partners have underscored...

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BASF to Reorganize Businesses, Cut Jobs

11.11.2015 - As part of a reorganization to promote competitiveness of its Performance Chemicals division, BASF will combine its Water Solutions and Paper Chemicals units into a new global...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Reinventing Sustainable Value Creation

06.05.2015 - In the last several years, we have witnessed global trends that are changing the way global chemical companies operate. These trends include a consolidation of suppliers...

Thermal Processes

Eisenmann Environmental Technology offers effective solutions for the chemical industry

- Leading plant-engineering specialist Eisenmann, based in Böblingen, Germany, is presenting its broad portfolio of environmental solutions at this year's ACHEMA forum in Frankfurt...